Knockdown metal barrel.



H. A. HOUSE.

KNOCKDOWN METAL BARREL, APPLICATION PILBD JAN.6,1910,

1,078,621. Patented lvm/.18,1913

Tl Crll BY fdfff d L Awww HENRY l. HOUSE, 0F Bfm Specification if ecrs iis teni.

pplication lied January S. i910. era o. 536,723.

T o all whom z'i may Concern Be it known limi I. Unwin' A. lloisx. n citizen of the United Sliii'is. and si viv-:idem of Bridgeport, iii die county of Fairfield mid Slate of oiiiisci-iiiil. liiii'e iiii'iniil certain new mid iieeiil improiieirimithy iii iiiiockdown Miami lsiiicihf of -wliii'li iliifollowiiig is a specification.

My invention relates lo knoclwlmvn limp less` metal barrels, and it consti-narod with interlocking sliding strives' und oioi'fla piiig mid interlocking licmls.

To Qniibli: others to iiiiclei-siiind my invention, reference is had to ilic accompanying drawings, in which: i

Figure iis a perspective View of my im proi'efl mctnl barrels Fig. 2 a detail View of' ono of lic strives iiiiilr br0ken"view of the 'barrel showing the manner of inserting lic stoves; is iin iiiliirged broken Pros# ccionzil viisW of two iiivrlocked slaves: Fig. 4 is :in enlarged crorsectioniil vii-w of one of flic slaves; Fig. 5 is n broken Sectional view of lie and of one of the slaves showing one of the. slip joiils :ind curved chime.

The barrel is liiiilt iip of fi smcq of incx'locliinf; stoves l, and, being :ill iilike iii Construction. will, therefore, be designated by thc Sama i'igiiio of refviiiicc. Raich slavi? is zniiic of siice iiiifial having slip joiis im each edge running lifr. @mire length of tl'iil siiive. Tl'icsc joints are ziiike im auch migo of all of tho siiivis, but nrc olfsct in ooposiie di'ficliozis iisiiliown more Clem-ly :it i535. i3 and 4. Ti i joint i having an inwar offset. mid the joiii l). on the opposite @figg`v`l zin out wzii'il ollsci., l'iiis iociilin lli@ inelockiii? foiiiire of liie foinls practically oental wim respect to clic body portion of tli slaves. Oilgciiing the joints (see Figs. 3 an .4).will form the abutting shoulders a for the support of tlie striiiglii; portions a2, While the inner mils of tlic return bends ci will alsiil against ilio inner 'wiills a of the saiii straight ortioni?, illus making :i iirm interlocking wint. liiii rim only lio locli'cil :ind 'unlocked by mi eiiilwiifc iiworion of iba slaves, in Fig. 2 is shown the mamie? in which the strives are 'iiiieei'tofh which view represents thc lfis; siivc being forced into position., in tlic direction of arrow y to complete he assembling of the siives to form the barrel. The chimes mirc formed on iviicii omi of lli@ s'iivis by the oizlwiiiii ciii'vis n, :is shown moi-c Ciciriy :it Fig, 'Tlic Slip joints and stop at clic biir; iii@ cliiiiica, fiwl lic iviiliii of jiic chimes is a trifle micro-iwi* than ih@ slow fio that wlion -lw imitel is sot im @he i-liixiieg will filmt and gir-esco@ miictiirilly, mi ieiiiirokmi iiiiil iiiiiiiiniioiis circ-:alor eilig@ :it iw liiiircl's monili. l

'.l`liil livelli; iii'i' formoil of liiwc sei'iiiiii-.i iisg in im oi'iliiifiiy wooden immcl. vic.: lies can tml section iii'ifi ilic only? sifgiiiciitiil :ii-ily alike liiy will lifii'o lli@ sami: liguri? i-oforviiii. The oiiii coils of the commi section nre provided willi llii Curved lips e? niinpiodfto @mln-nrc iiiiil ciiisp over the chimes of tlm smv-9s. Un the impor Surfaces of these oiiti soi-lions are lli@ low-rs: G pivoiiiily supported on the studs 7. 'Fliese levers have lio reiisws 6*. sind ou eeii'li omer Fioction im` tlm studi; 8 adapted lo lw cliispml liv tlicsii lci'irs wlwri tlii. iliioi wallons are ogvllier. ln mlm' words..y thc lover of one ofliiioiiiii sections will iifristci will: the siiiil of the other section iis shown :it Fig'. 1. Winni iii this posiliomtlie limo? oi' strut 9 of iii@ control scclion will iw swung iiioiiziil oiiils; pivotal Siigipox' 10 lo lool: tlii lovers G lo lli@ Sliiiis 8 :is shown.

@is cziiii slavo is :i counter purl of :ill tl'ic o/iis aS to contour, width find slip joints, tli'f are readily i'iicrcliaiigeiililc and either viii', min be iiisxix'li-il when sliding the slaves iogeilioi iii ,soiling up the barrel. Each me is curved longitudinally so' limi; when iii@ liairei is assembled it will have the same sciiiiil pivotal point on which to roll as the oriiiimry woodiii barrel. Each stave is also proviiieil with the longitudinal corrugatons j for Slrciigli and support, and, as these c0rrugations rise above the outer siiifface, they protect he interlocking joins wliifn the liar rel is lacing rolled on the ground., The centra! transverse or isiixciiliirlv arranged corrugiiioiis k ai lli@ highest int of the curve of the barrel will ziloxd a caring on which it will foil.

VVhileI show the staveslmving the joint on one edge openin inward, and the Same kind oi a joint on tie othar edge .opening outwaid, it will be understood hat both joints on one stave could open inward, and bolli joints; of lie stave inlerlocking therewith could operi outward.

The overlianging lips of the head sections embracing as their do the extended outer curved chime c of lle strives, Wiil naturally draw this ends of ilse barrel ther, or. in i other worflrs, towar the' renier of the barrel lions 3.. ami :is siirli outer scnlioiis iiii:i cx- 

